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Science Final Study Guide
Minerals
 Definition of a mineral (5 parts and know what they each mean)
 Characteristics of a mineral (luster, fracture,etc)
 How to use the characteristics of a mineral to identify it
Rocks
 Definition of a rock
 How igneous rock, sedimentary rock, and metamorphic rock formed
 2 types of igneous rock and how they’re different from each other
 2 types of sedimentary rock
 2 types of metamorphic rock and how they’re different from each other
 cementation/compaction
 How the rock cycle works
Layers of the Earth/Continental Drift
 Name of the layers and their order
 Theory of Continental Drift
 Pangaea
 What causes the plates to move
 Lithosphere/Asthenosphere
 Subduction
 Plate Boundaries (transform, divergent, convergent) and how they move
Earthquakes
 Definition of an earthquake
 Seismic waves and how each type travels
 Focus/epicenter/fault
Volcanoes
 3 types of volcanoes
 the types of eruption associated with each type of volcano
 Where volcanoes form
 How silica content affects magma
Weathering and Erosion
 Difference between mechanical (physical) and chemical weathering
 What factors affect the rate of weathering
 Types of weathering (ice wedging, etc)
 Definition of weathering/erosion/deposition
 How soil is formed
 Mass Movement – types and how they’re caused
 River Erosion and deposition – types and how they’re caused
 Glacial Erosion and deposition – types and how they’re caused
 Wave Erosion and deposition – types and how they’re caused
 Wind Erosion and deposition – types and how they’re caused
Geologic History
 Definition of a fossil
 How a fossil is formed
 Definition of evolution
 Relative dating of rocks
 Law of superposition
 Index fossils and how they’re used
 Geologic Time Scale – what it is a record of
Water and Oceans
 percentage of fresh and salt water on earth
 Water are the parts of the water cycle
 What causes surface waves
 The different types of currents
 How do currents affect climate
 El Niño
Weather
 Definition of atmosphere and what ours is mostly composed of
 Why air has pressure
 What is used to measure air pressure
 Which layer of our atmosphere has weather
 what is ozone and what it does
 3 types of heat transfer and how do thy work
 Causes of wind
 Behavior of Cold and Warm air masses
 Global and local winds
 Coriolis Effect
 3 types of clouds and where in the atmosphere you would find them
 Types of air masses (Maritime Tropical, etc)
 Clouds associated with Thunderstorms
 Parts of a hurricane
 Tornado safety
 What is a meteorologist
 Cause of the seasons
 What causes climate
 How is climate classified
Space
 Rotation/revolution of Earth and Moon
 Causes of day and night
 Earth’s axis and it’s tilt
 Size of the moon compared to Earth
 Moon phases
 Causes of tides
 Cause of solar/lunar eclipse
 Theory of formation of the moon
 How sun gets it energy
 Inner/Outer planets
 Major characteristics of the known 9 planets
 Location of asteroid belt
 Length of a light-year and the Milky way galaxy
 How a star is classified
 Color spectrum of stars and life span of a star